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Pleroma (, literally "fullness") generally refers to the totality of divine powers. It is used in Christian theological contexts, as well as in Gnosticism. The term also appears in the Epistle to the Colossians, which is traditionally attributed to Paul the Apostle. The word is used 17 times in the New Testament. In Valentinianism it represents as virtualities of the Son

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  • Etymology
  • Christianity
  • New Testament
  • Gnosticism
  • Diagram of the Pleroma
  • Middle Platonism
  • Social sciences
  • Carl Jung
  • Gregory Bateson
  • See also
  • References
  • Works cited
  • Further reading
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Pleroma (, literally "fullness") generally refers to the totality of divine powers. It is used in Christian theological contexts, as well as in Gnosticism. The term also appears in the Epistle to the Colossians, which is traditionally attributed to Paul the Apostle. The word is used 17 times in the New Testament. In Valentinianism it represents as virtualities of the Son

== Etymology == The word literally means "fullness", from the verb (, "to fill"), from (πλήρης, "full").

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